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Chariots still has three remaining venues in London in Streatham, Waterloo and Vauxhall.

Mr Unwin said: “The news that it is being demolished to make way for a luxury hotel is devastating, and just the latest in a long line of LGBT venues being closed down and replaced with bland heteronormativity.

“I mainly go for massages from their superb on-site masseur. Everyone assumes that because it's at Chariots that it's some sort of sex massage - it's not. Just a really good deep tissue one."

Chariots has yet to release a statement on the plans but tweeted to one of its customers: “We can't tell the closing day just yet but please make sure you pop down to enjoy it while it's there."